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The Year of Sheltering Dangerously By Ben Fong-Torres

Posted by Ben Fong-Torres - on Wednesday, 31 March 2021

The Year of Sheltering Dangerously By Ben Fong-Torres
The Year of Sheltering Dangerously By Ben Fong-Torres   Well, hasn’t THIS been a fun 365? As we approached the anniversary of the shelter-in-place orders for the San Francisco Bay Area, on March 16, I thought of some of the changes we’ve been through.  In February, our calendar was packed with restaurant dinners and a large, loud gathering at Harbor Villa, saluting our friend, the civil rights attorney Dale Minami. And there was my 24th time as co-anchor of the...

Yeohlee, Bryan Bradley, Ralph Rucci and Issac Mizrahi in arts/fashion lecture series

Posted by Lia Chang on Wednesday, 12 October 2005.

Yeohlee Teng, Bryan Bradley, Ralph Rucci and Issac Mizrahi in arts/fashion lecture series during the Fashion District Arts Festival which runs from Oct. 17th-23rd. Yeohlee Teng: Material Architecture at the Exit Art Gallery, 475 Tenth Avenue @ 37th St. on Friday, Oct. 21st, at 5:30 pm.

The first annual Fashion District Arts Festival which runs from Oct. 17th-23rd in New York is a weeklong showcase of artists, crafters, galleries and theaters in the fashion district, presented by the Fashion Center Business Improvement District. The festival schedule includes artists' studio visits and gallery exhibits, catching a new off-Broadway show or performance art, opportunities to learn about pottery and printmaking, and a special arts/fashion lecture series featuring designers Yeohlee, Ralph Rucci, Bryan Bradley and Issac Mizrahi. Yeohlee and architect Joerg Schwarz will discuss fashion and architecture on Friday, Oct. 21st at 5:30pm at the Exit Art Gallery, 475 Tenth Avenue @ 37th St. Reservations are required, call 212-764-9600. For the complete Festival calendar, check out www.fashioncenter.com/arts.

Mon., Oct. 17, 2005
Ralph Rucci: A Masters Class
Abingdon Theatre
312 W. 36th St.
5:30 pm

Wed., Oct. 19, 2005
Bryan Bradley for Tuleh: Text and Textiles in Context
Lower East Side Printshop
306 W. 37th St.
5:30 pm

Thurs., Oct. 20, 2005
Isaac Mizrahi: Clothes That Dare
Baryshnikov Arts Center
450 W. 37th St
6:30 pm

Fri., Oct. 21, 2005
Yeohlee Teng: Material Architecture
Exit Art Gallery
475 Tenth Ave @ 37th St.
5:30PM

The Fashion Center BID is a not-for-profit organization founded by the property owners and tenants of Manhattan's famous Fashion District. With programs in public safety, street cleaning, capital improvements, social services, economic development, and marketing and promotions, the Fashion Center BID works to improve the quality of life and economic vitality for all who live, work, and visit this important and historic New York neighborhood.